From pastures to pavement: The saga of Tina the Llama By Just Jim Tina the Llama got her name from the “Napoleon Dynamite” movie, which cast such a llama. The difference, Carbondale’s Tina likes to roam and even socialize on occasion, even when she’s being interrogated by the town’s finest in blue. She quickly reached […]
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The Music in Our Lives By Tom MercerCarbondale-ish My first exposure to music occurred when I was four or five years old. I lived on the banks of the Illinois River in Rome, Illinois. There was only one store in Rome. That store was where my mother would occasionally buy 45 rpm children’s records for […]
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We’re still here By Bryan WhitingGlenwood Springs Baby-boomers have a lot going for them. A few decades ago, I remember determining I would be 52 when the year 2000 arrived. My internal response: “Wow, that’s old. I wonder what it’s like? Too far in the future to matter.” Today, we hear the world belongs to […]
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Eagle Dreams By Delia Malone I wait and as I wait, I dream Of those days when my chosen one and I would dance in the sky Soaring to the heavens, tumbling to earth. For twenty years we danced to the song of life. Our bond growing stronger with each brood of eaglets that we […]
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Why did the mountain lion …?By Illene Pevec Carbondale Why did the Mountain Lion climb up on our roof ?Did it want a better view of Sopris from up high?Or was it seeking solace?Solace from what?Our presence in its territory? Or was it just curious about us?Did it want to listen to us breathing below in […]
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Rivers By Kitty Riley Silver ribbons tie the land togetherRushing, roaming, wandering,Always traveling To another placePassing fields and animals,People and mountainsCarrying life and sustenanceAlong the waySometimes raging, Sometimes trickling,Sometimes harming,Sometimes curingBut always traveling To another placeThese silver ribbonsThat tie the land together Scene Eight By Don Marlin I didn’t miss the cat as much as Mary did. Old […]
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Scene Seven By Don Marlin Richard and Sally didn’t return the phone call for over an hour. It was probably a good time to have more coffee, lunch, sugar and a circling of each respective wagon train in the two states. I continued to ponder the problem of why this one-way portal was present, and […]
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Happy Fourth of July! By David P. Carroll It’s Independence DayAnd we’ll all sing and dance Today, and we’ll remember our Loved ones who fought for … Our freedom That came withA heavy priceWar is not pretty Nor is it nice So let’s take a minute To remember our Brave men and women Who sadly passed away Fighting for our freedom The fireworks […]
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As We Age By Linda HelmichMarch 16, 2024 Hours and days were slow to passWhen I was just a young sweet lassBut now the months go swiftly byAnd even years do seem to flyTime it seems is quite like plastic,Firm at times, but then elasticWaiting makes it seem too longShortening when my timing’s wrong,Dear me, […]
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Scene Five By Don Marlin Sally had taken off to class when the phone rang at their house. Richard was off today as music usually was taught in the county on Monday, Wednesday and Friday leaving Tuesday and Thursday for preparing test questions, music theory lectures, and the occasional spot tests on French horn scales. […]